"Only Targeting Men... Excessive Defense of 'Joseon Jeilgeom' Stabbing Incident in Female-Dominated Cafe"

Remarks Appearing to Support the Perpetrator Under Police Investigation

The police are considering an investigation into comments that appear to defend Jo (33), who wielded a weapon at strangers in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, causing four casualties.

After the incident on the 21st, some online communities referred to Jo with terms like "Joseon’s Best Sword," "Crazy X," and "Useful Person," seemingly supporting him.

[Photo by Online Community Capture]

Jo committed the crime only against men among couples and did not harm elderly women, which led some female-majority communities to praise him in this way.

They commented, "He’s different from the female crime Han-nam (a derogatory term for Korean men)," "Stop forgiving him now," and "He didn’t stab elderly or women, so shouldn’t that be taken into consideration?"

They also defended Jo’s statement during his pretrial detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on the 23rd, where he said, "Everything about me has been in a very bad state for a long time. I think I did something very wrong."

Some netizens responded with comments like, "Calling him useless? Just look at the fact he only stabbed men; he’s quite useful," "Release Joseon’s Best Sword," and "Apologized 12 times? Seems like a sincere apology."

In response, the police are reviewing an investigation, considering that these netizens are committing secondary harm to the victims.

Most netizens also reacted negatively to such comments, saying things like, "Isn’t this what secondary harm looks like?" "People who leave such comments will live with ordinary faces in reality, right?" and "Have they given up being human?"

Jo Mo, who indiscriminately wielded a weapon against passersby, killing one person and injuring three others, is leaving Gwanak Police Station to attend a pre-arrest detention hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on the 23rd.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

One netizen pointed out the excessive nature of these comments, saying, "Imagine if in male-majority communities, they praised Jo Doo-soon or Yoo Young-chul just because the victims were only women."

The police are also investigating the individual who first distributed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage recording the crime scene for violating the Information and Communications Network Act.

Meanwhile, Jo was arrested on the 23rd on charges of wielding a weapon around 2:07 p.m. on the 21st in an alley near Exit 4 of Sillim Station, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, killing one man in his 20s and injuring three other men.

Jo is known to have three prior convictions and 14 juvenile referrals, totaling 17 records of criminal and investigation history.

The decision on whether to disclose Jo’s personal information will be made on the 26th. The police will form a committee of internal and external members to review the disclosure based on criteria such as ▲ the crime being brutal and causing serious harm ▲ sufficient evidence to believe the crime was committed ▲ the public interest in guaranteeing the public’s right to know, preventing recidivism, and crime prevention.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.